Just as 1x RTT finally reaches popularity in the form of Sprint PCS' Vision network, Monet Mobile rolls out services based on 1x ED-VO. 1x ED-VO offers wireless connectivity up to a possible 2.4Mbps! The service is available in the Midwest at US$39.95 a month, flat fee–for unlimited access at these broadband speeds. Currently, only PC card modems are supported, which means Windows laptops and desktops, Windows CE-powered devices, and Pocket PC handhelds are supported. While I don't think we'll see this service from big boys like Sprint and Verizon any time soon, I wonder if this will affect pricing of current 1x RTT and GPRS services. I'm inclined to say that enough people knowing that flat-fee broadband existed would lessen demand for expensive, sub-dial-up-speed wireless. I also thought that wired broadband would have driven dial-up prices down, though, but it didn't. I guess we'll see. Man alive, wireless broadband means so many things. Web services are going to be huge, especially with handhelds, I would bet. Online storage will be big, but just the beginning. Perhaps Web-based applications will finally be attractive to the mass market. PMN.co.uk reports: “Monet deploys first 1x EV-DO network.”

USER COMMENTS 31 comment(s)

Yawn(10:48am EST Thu Oct 31 2002)I'd be more impressed if it had voice capabilities.

I nasally detect a rodent. Perhaps this thing isn't ready for, oh let's not get carried away and list NYC or LA, but stick with Tampa, Spokane, Medford, Ann Arbor, Albany. Does this thing tend to croak in places with any, uh, population density? Hello….FARGO?

Heck, let's do the Geek.com lads a favor and include Boston, where broadband is so spotty.

- by DeafDude

Oh, yeah…(10:49am EST Thu Oct 31 2002)…first post!

- by DeafDude

It's the FCC licences…(12:02pm EST Thu Oct 31 2002)They've got FCC licenses in rural areas because they were able to get the spectrum affordably…

Part of the reason why Sprint and Verizon are charging $99/mo for 1xRTT is that they have a crushing debt load from marketing and spectrum costs.

Monet's network is also newer and smaller, so it was cost effective to upgrade the whole thing to 1xEV…

- by dwx

Monet!!!(12:26pm EST Thu Oct 31 2002)Do the hillbillies that live in those areas even know how to use the internet?? I hope so, that way Monet can come to Detroit!!!! - by Beezy

I like my answer(1:18pm EST Thu Oct 31 2002)The reason why verizon hasnt rolled out 1xEV is that they are still testing it in DC and out in san fran, they are testing the waters to see A)will it be able to suport high trafic, and b) is anyone going to pay for it case as it stands now not alot of people are getting the 1x services from verizon and sprint. That may be in part due to how much they are charging, but I dont know - by Insider

fargo(5:17pm EST Mon Apr 14 2003)beezy, grow up man, besides, i'd rather live in an area where someone isn't going to shoot me cause i looked at them funny… and you call us 'hicks'. anyway, monet is taking off here… it's actually fairly popular. I don't know technical specs, but the only problems i've heard of is loss of signals when you get close to the broadcast tower (similar to cell phones). - by fargoian

evdo over wifi sharing(8:39pm EST Wed Oct 27 2004)Well… kinda… you CAN actually do evdo sharing over wifi now.. the router is at - by robert kim

evdo over wifi sharing(11:26am EST Wed Dec 08 2004)Go to the source and save. Much cheaper and better service than buying from the guy above. Note he limits the ways you can contact him for service and is really only looking for sales.

EVDO WiFi bridge homepage:

Best to obtain EVDO service directly from Verizon rather than indirect agents.- by VetteMan

evdo over wifi sharing: is this guy for real??(10:04pm EST Thu Jan 13 2005)i was researchig solutions like this and junxion seems to be the only one with a real product. and, i found the junxion box for sale at only $599 bundled with service. it's obvious kim is just basically doing a shoddy job re-packaging the junxion box product, bundling with…um, what (what is “evdo coverage membership)?? some scam to justify jacking the price through the roof. this doesn't make sense. junxion seems like a young company, but doing a good job with their branding, messaging, etc…they seem to have credible customers from their testimonials…why the need to do this? sorry to rant, but i haven't seen anything so in-your-face cheesy in a really long time. i can't imagine the manufacturer would support this. i'm going to clue them in to what mr. kim is up to…oh, did you see his “EBook” “The Truch About Internet Marketing”? I wonder if you get a free set of knives with your $29 purchase?? - by Lactose-free in NY

evdo over wifi sharing: is this guy for real?? (5:00pm EST Sun Feb 27 2005)I have been looking not only for more wireless bandwidth, currently we have a number of construction sites where we needed internet access currently we have some sprint 1XRTT cards installed in all of the laptops and I even found PCI to PCMCIA adapters for the desktops… as you could imaging this started to add up. so I did a few searches and found Junxion and that other guy's site and after spotting this string on the web I called and they had the best price that I could find on the Junxion and I got a few Sierra Wireless 580 EVDO Cards as well as one of the PC5220 1EVDO Data Cards all at a good price. That guy at evdo-coverage.com would have charge three times more for what?

The bottom line is that Verizon EVDO and Junxion combo is awesome. Plus it is saving us a lot of money and the performance is way better than 1XRTT.- by mobile-pro

EVDO-Info.com(3:32pm EST Fri Mar 04 2005)Hello,

I started a new web site called EVDO-Info.com, stop on by and you can get your share of EVDO News, Info, Tips, Product Info and lots more. We don't take products and mark them up 5X, actually, the only product we are selling is the EVDO Booster Antenna, not for $269, but for $79. Stop on over, we hope you like it:

BTW, we have tips on the web site, that show you how to do EVDO sharing without buying a router. - by Michael

EVDOinfo.com(5:35pm EST Wed Mar 09 2005)I posted the domains with a dash, they are without one,

Thanks! - by Michael

EVDO Sharing(12:53am EST Mon Mar 14 2005)You can share your EVDO for FREE – no need for a router. Below are the directions for Windows:

BTW, if you need a hardware solution, the Junxion Box is a very good way to go. - by Michael

EVDO Router(10:29pm EST Wed Mar 16 2005)I don't know if Proxicast ( )has their EVDO or EDGE routers on the market yet, they have been making 1xRTT and GPRS routers for a couple years. They claim to have created the first cellular router. My company has about 25 of the CDMA 1x units and they are work very well. The have a feature loaded router with a very strong VPN built-in. We hope to get some of their EVDO product one of these days soon. - by Don D

EVDO Router(10:38pm EST Fri Mar 18 2005)I just returned from CTIA and saw the Junxion router in Ericsson's booth. One of the routers was using EVDO to power an X-Box Live, and the other was powering both a Sun thin-client device and a VOIP system. Way cool!! I asked the Ericsson guys about the Junxion vs. some other devices with internal modems, and he pointed out someting I hadn't thought of: a removable modem means the router can always support the latest network technology. Now we just need Sprint and Verizon to hurry up with EV-DO and Cingular to kick off HSDPA. - by Daisy B.

Kyocera KR1 EV-DO is only $190(8:44pm EST Sat Apr 23 2005)Another option is to wait for Kyocera's KR1 EV-DO celluar router which will be on the market soon for $190. It uses a PC card radio like Junxion and has WiFi, but it also 4 ethernet ports and USB. This is a really slick cellular router PC Magazine wrote a really nice review on the Kyocera KR1 – see - by Paul Z

DUAL EVDO Router (10:17pm EST Sat Apr 23 2005)Yeah… the Kyocera is nice.. i have a detailed report about it at

My main interest is hearing about what possible applications you guys can come up with … lemme know.. - by Robert Internet Kim

How are you getting “3000kbps-ish down and 200k+ up”? Does this unit have two EVDO radios? Are you bonding 2 radio channels together?- by Glenn

Dual EVDO Router(2:51pm EST Tue Aug 09 2005)And how much ?Cost is huge since the KR1 will be under $200. Any other EVDO router is 1000 or more. - by Gary

MISGrade EVDO Router(1:51pm EST Thu Aug 11 2005)Glenn, YEs.. the Dual EVDO Router at https://evdo.sslpowered.com/secure-wi-fi-wifi-sharing.htm” does have the ports for 2 evdo modems… in the beginning it will ONLY have ports.. then… it will carry an onboard EVDO and/or HSDPA radio.

Gary, I personally know the Kyocera Design Team for the KR1. they are some sharp people. BUT their KR1 will be consumer grade. nicely equipped with usb BUT does not have the MIS security and admin Features that our MB8000 MIS GRADE EVDO ROUTER has… i've put up screen grabs for you at - by evdo-bob

Doesn't this violate cell user agreements? (3:52pm EST Wed Jan 18 2006)I thought this might be of interest to the readers of this forum. This was posted on CNET's Kyocera KR1 forum

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Post by: ishimatsu on 01/05/06 Next message

I thought this type of application (using an EV-DO card in a wireless router) was expressly prohibited in the user agreements? I believe it is for Verizon. Any word from the DV-DO carriers about this type of device?

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Yes, You Are Correct About Violating Agreements!

Post by: Tom1257 on 01/07/06 Previous message |

You bring up a very good and valid point about violating your cellular user agreement with these type of devices. Very few people bother to read the fine print on their cellular user contracts. But most cellular companies have lengthy statements buried within the contract that the user signs, which clearly state that sharing devices and/or operating server or server like devices will violate the contract and may result loss of service, fines, legal action, etc… And I have heard of cases where a cellular carrier has gone after a customer for back payment, aka per Kilobyte charges, for violating their user agreement.

So if you are going to use one of these devices, you had better read your cellular contract carefully and confirm with your cell carrier that its use is OK to use such a device with your service plan. It would really suck to get hit with a 5 cent per kilobyte back charge, or some other fine, after moving few gigabytes of data – all the while thinking you were on an unlimited data plan. It always pays to do your homework and get the right data plan from your cell carrier, but remember you are probably not going to get the unlimited consumer data plan for $59 per month – you may wind up paying significantly more $$$ per month to stay legal with your carrier. - by Ed

What Cingular's Contract Actually Says…(3:57pm EST Fri Jan 20 2006)FYI: I paid a visit to the Cingular store and picked up the latest data service contract. It appears that the contracts are getting more restrictive as time passes. Here is what the current contract says:

“Data Service sessions may only be conducted for the following purposes: (i) Internet browsing (ii) e-mail and (iii) corporate intranet access (including access to corporate e-mail, customer relationship management, sales force automation, and field service automation applications). Prohibited uses include, but are not limited to, using services: (i) with server devices or host computer applications, including, without limitation, Web camera posts or broadcasts, continuous jpeg file transfers, automatic data feeds, telemetry applications, automated functions, or any other machine-to-machine applications, (ii) as substitute or backup for private lines or dedicated data connections or (iii) for Voice over IP. Furthermore unlimited plans cannot be use for (i) uploading, downloading or streaming movies,music or games or (ii) in conjunction with WWAN or other applications or devices which aggregate usage from multiple sources prior to transmission.”

It would appear that the last part is clearly referring to cell routers like the Junxion Box or Kyocera KR1, and quite possibly even Windows built-in Internet sharing service.

I do not have the latest Verizon contract yet, but the older contracts seem very similar. - by Ed

Connecting ev-do to Router(6:35pm EST Sun Jul 16 2006)How do I get my axesstel box to work with my router? I tried the automatic setup but it does not work, do i require extra configuration?? Thanks alot for any help… - by Lewis